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Raffle Prizes, Live Auction, and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT

The Long Reach Long Riders and The ESTA Foundation will host their annual raffle to benefit Behind the Scenes at the USITT Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 21-23. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders have raised over $350,000 for charity in their ten years of touring some of the country’s most beautiful areas.

The Behind the Scenes Boutique will also be open for business during the show featuring the new USB LED Ghostlight, an assortment of great Behind the Scenes swag, and the famous Long Reach Long Rider T-shirts and kazoos.

Tickets for the raffle are an affordable $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased at the Behind the Scenes booth #731 throughout the show. Winning tickets for nine regular prizes and one grand prize will be drawn at 1pm on Saturday, the final day of Stage Expo.

Pre-drawing activities will include the ever popular kazoo parade, some swag give-aways, and a live auction of two tickets to a Broadway show along with a backstage tour donated by Local One IATSE, and custom pens and a seam ripper handcrafted by Shan Ayers.

All proceeds from the raffle, auction and boutique sales benefit Behind the Scenes, which provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are ill or injured.

For additional information about Behind the Scenes, visit www.estafoundation.org/bts.htm or call 212-244-1421. For more information about the Long Reach Long Riders, visit